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Brian King Joseph, nan violinist who accused Will Smith of intersexual harassment, urged group to “stand up” for their beliefs days earlier filing a suit against nan actor.
“Earlier this year, I was hired to beryllium a performer connected a major, awesome circuit pinch personification who was immense successful nan industry,” Joseph said successful a video connected Instagram successful December 2025.
“So I was excited, you know, proud of myself for getting nan opportunity. Unfortunately, immoderate things happened,” nan musician claimed.
“I can’t get excessively into nan specifications of precisely what that was because it’s already a ineligible rumor correct now, but nan logic why I’m speaking retired astir this is because getting fired aliases getting blamed aliases shamed aliases threatened aliases thing for illustration that simply for reporting intersexual misconduct aliases information threats astatine activity is not okay.”
The erstwhile “America’s Got Talent” finalist, 35, said that he knows location are group retired location who are “afraid to speak out.”
“I understand, and if that’s you, I spot you,” he added. “And that’s beautiful overmuch it. More updates to travel soon. Thanks for listening.”
Joseph captioned nan post: “Important PSA: 🗣️🗣️love you guys, enactment safe retired location and ever guidelines up for your beliefs and what is correct nary matter what.”
Page Six has reached retired to Smith and Joseph’s reps for remark but did not instantly perceive back.
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As Page Six antecedently reported, past Tuesday, Joseph revenge a suit against nan “Bad Boys” actor, 57, alleging that a “traumatic bid of events” took spot during Smith’s world circuit past year.
Joseph claimed Smith was “deliberately grooming and priming” him “for further intersexual exploitation” erstwhile he invited Joseph to return portion successful nan actor’s circuit successful November 2024.
While touring pinch nan “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” alum successful March 2025, Joseph allegedly discovered forced introduction successful his Las Vegas edifice room pinch “a intersexual threat of violence.”
The “Luminescence” musician claimed a statement was near behind, reading, “Brian, I’ll beryllium back…just us,” signed by “Stone F” pinch a heart.
Joseph besides alleged to person recovered “wipes, a brew bottle, a reddish backpack, a vessel of HIV medicine pinch different individual’s name, an earring and infirmary discharge paperwork belonging to a personification unbeknownst to” him.
After nan violinist reported nan incident to nan hotel, he was allegedly “shamed” by a circuit guidance squad personnel and fired.
Joseph claimed his termination led to “severe affectional distress, economical loss, reputational harm and different damages” and that he suffered from “PTSD and different intelligence illness.”
Smith’s attorney, Allen B. Grodsky, told Page Six connected Friday that Joseph’s title was “false, baseless and reckless.”
“[The allegations] are categorically denied, and we will usage each ineligible intends disposable to reside these claims and to guarantee that nan truth is brought to light,” Grodsky said successful a statement.
Joseph first worked pinch nan “I Am Legend” prima successful December 2024.
If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-330-0226.
